environmental2025

Total electricity demand per person

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data214 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4,207.0kilowatt-hours
Median: 2,711.0kilowatt-hours
Countries Covered
214
with available data
Highest
Iceland
48,423.5kilowatt-hours
Lowest
Niue
0.0kilowatt-hours
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland48,423.5kilowatt-hours
2Norway24,490.2kilowatt-hours
3Bahrain23,919.5kilowatt-hours
4Kuwait18,402.0kilowatt-hours
5Qatar18,030.2kilowatt-hours
By Region
Oceania9,433.8kilowatt-hours(2 countries)
Europe8,257.2kilowatt-hours(32 countries)
North America8,185.6kilowatt-hours(4 countries)
Asia6,142.7kilowatt-hours(27 countries)
South America3,057.9kilowatt-hours(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0kilowatt-hours)High (48,423.5kilowatt-hours)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4,207.0kilowatt-hours)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Other (133)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Iceland48,423.5kilowatt-hours
2Norway24,490.2kilowatt-hours
3Bahrain23,919.5kilowatt-hours
4Kuwait18,402.0kilowatt-hours
5Qatar18,030.2kilowatt-hours
6Canada16,090.0kilowatt-hours
7United Arab Emirates16,053.1kilowatt-hours
8Bhutan15,741.7kilowatt-hours
9Finland15,610.0kilowatt-hours
10Saudi Arabia13,385.0kilowatt-hours
11United States of America13,061.1kilowatt-hours
12Sweden12,866.2kilowatt-hours
13Taiwan, Province of China12,477.5kilowatt-hours
14South Korea12,090.1kilowatt-hours
15Brunei Darussalam12,015.5kilowatt-hours
16Guam11,085.3kilowatt-hours
17Greenland10,740.4kilowatt-hours
18New Caledonia10,661.0kilowatt-hours
19Australia10,615.4kilowatt-hours
20Singapore10,295.1kilowatt-hours
21Luxembourg9,846.4kilowatt-hours
22Oman9,616.5kilowatt-hours
23Cayman Islands9,533.3kilowatt-hours
24Bermuda9,434.0kilowatt-hours
25Aruba9,252.7kilowatt-hours
26Faroe Islands8,951.7kilowatt-hours
27Saint Pierre and Miquelon8,761.2kilowatt-hours
28Macao8,719.0kilowatt-hours
29Japan8,365.8kilowatt-hours
30Austria8,321.6kilowatt-hours
31New Zealand8,252.3kilowatt-hours
32Russian Federation8,167.6kilowatt-hours
33Israel7,954.0kilowatt-hours
34Virgin Islands, U.S.7,933.5kilowatt-hours
35People's Republic of China7,459.9kilowatt-hours
36Belgium7,361.4kilowatt-hours
37Switzerland7,261.8kilowatt-hours
38France7,151.6kilowatt-hours
39Ireland7,091.1kilowatt-hours
40Estonia6,948.2kilowatt-hours
41Montenegro6,859.2kilowatt-hours
42Denmark6,775.5kilowatt-hours
43Slovenia6,759.3kilowatt-hours
44Netherlands6,601.1kilowatt-hours
45Hong Kong6,582.7kilowatt-hours
46Czech Republic6,413.3kilowatt-hours
47Trinidad and Tobago6,333.8kilowatt-hours
48Puerto Rico6,265.3kilowatt-hours
49Germany6,188.2kilowatt-hours
50Kazakhstan6,049.8kilowatt-hours
51Malta5,922.2kilowatt-hours
52Portugal5,804.9kilowatt-hours
53Turks and Caicos Islands5,798.6kilowatt-hours
54Spain5,744.4kilowatt-hours
55Bahamas5,607.0kilowatt-hours
56Serbia5,591.2kilowatt-hours
57Gibraltar5,590.7kilowatt-hours
58Greece5,590.2kilowatt-hours
59Malaysia5,556.5kilowatt-hours
60Bulgaria5,440.4kilowatt-hours
61Italy5,268.3kilowatt-hours
62Croatia5,210.3kilowatt-hours
63Hungary5,076.7kilowatt-hours
64Belarus5,053.6kilowatt-hours
65Saint Kitts and Nevis4,907.5kilowatt-hours
66Slovakia4,886.0kilowatt-hours
67Seychelles4,830.0kilowatt-hours
68Libya4,686.3kilowatt-hours
69United Kingdom4,620.8kilowatt-hours
70The Republic of North Macedonia4,603.6kilowatt-hours
71Bosnia and Herzegovina4,598.6kilowatt-hours
72Poland4,570.2kilowatt-hours
73Chile4,456.2kilowatt-hours
74Guadeloupe4,435.4kilowatt-hours
75Martinique4,364.1kilowatt-hours
76Virgin Islands, British4,358.0kilowatt-hours
77Uruguay4,357.9kilowatt-hours
78Lithuania4,353.1kilowatt-hours
79Cyprus4,311.5kilowatt-hours
80Islamic Republic of Iran4,280.6kilowatt-hours
81Paraguay4,227.8kilowatt-hours
82Nauru4,177.8kilowatt-hours
83Latvia4,057.1kilowatt-hours
84Türkiye4,013.6kilowatt-hours
85Antigua and Barbuda3,945.3kilowatt-hours
86Barbados3,929.5kilowatt-hours
87Georgia3,861.6kilowatt-hours
88American Samoa3,846.8kilowatt-hours
89South Africa3,657.9kilowatt-hours
90Brazil3,581.2kilowatt-hours
91Argentina3,543.0kilowatt-hours
92Mongolia3,528.5kilowatt-hours
93Reunion3,509.0kilowatt-hours
94Iraq3,406.2kilowatt-hours
95French Guiana3,230.0kilowatt-hours
96Turkmenistan3,203.7kilowatt-hours
97Thailand3,143.0kilowatt-hours
98Albania3,105.6kilowatt-hours
99Vietnam3,086.6kilowatt-hours
100Panama2,943.1kilowatt-hours
101Cook Islands2,909.1kilowatt-hours
102Romania2,876.5kilowatt-hours
103Falkland Islands (Malvinas)2,858.8kilowatt-hours
104Venezuela2,820.9kilowatt-hours
105Armenia2,757.1kilowatt-hours
106Suriname2,742.6kilowatt-hours
107Ukraine2,719.0kilowatt-hours
108Mexico2,703.1kilowatt-hours
109Mauritius2,682.6kilowatt-hours
110Kyrgyzstan2,647.0kilowatt-hours
111Azerbaijan2,613.1kilowatt-hours
112French Polynesia2,554.9kilowatt-hours
113Uzbekistan2,418.9kilowatt-hours
114Costa Rica2,416.1kilowatt-hours
115Montserrat2,265.5kilowatt-hours
116Dominica2,254.6kilowatt-hours
117Saint Lucia2,225.3kilowatt-hours
118Egypt2,064.0kilowatt-hours
119Moldova, Republic of2,059.3kilowatt-hours
120Jordan2,054.0kilowatt-hours
121Grenada2,047.5kilowatt-hours
122Belize2,038.0kilowatt-hours
123Tunisia2,016.4kilowatt-hours
124Lao People's Democratic Republic2,009.1kilowatt-hours
125Algeria2,004.5kilowatt-hours
126Ecuador2,003.3kilowatt-hours
127Dominican Republic1,968.7kilowatt-hours
128Saint Helena1,881.1kilowatt-hours
129Botswana1,852.3kilowatt-hours
130Tajikistan1,805.0kilowatt-hours
131Cuba1,769.6kilowatt-hours
132Peru1,748.9kilowatt-hours
133Jamaica1,732.9kilowatt-hours
134Colombia1,714.7kilowatt-hours
135Guyana1,660.5kilowatt-hours
136Maldives1,610.5kilowatt-hours
137Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,490.6kilowatt-hours
138State of Palestine1,453.9kilowatt-hours
139India1,422.8kilowatt-hours
140Namibia1,333.3kilowatt-hours
141Eswatini1,327.6kilowatt-hours
142Indonesia1,314.0kilowatt-hours
143Morocco1,255.0kilowatt-hours
144Cambodia1,254.5kilowatt-hours
145Gabon1,252.5kilowatt-hours
146Fiji1,238.2kilowatt-hours
147Honduras1,166.7kilowatt-hours
148Bolivia1,083.3kilowatt-hours
149Philippines1,054.2kilowatt-hours
150North Korea1,022.7kilowatt-hours
151Cape Verde990.7kilowatt-hours
152El Salvador985.0kilowatt-hours
153Syrian Arab Republic984.1kilowatt-hours
154Lebanon919.7kilowatt-hours
155Guatemala888.3kilowatt-hours
156Republic of the Congo849.5kilowatt-hours
157Equatorial Guinea787.3kilowatt-hours
158Nicaragua783.7kilowatt-hours
159Zambia778.8kilowatt-hours
160Pakistan766.0kilowatt-hours
161Sri Lanka742.6kilowatt-hours
162Samoa733.8kilowatt-hours
163Zimbabwe727.4kilowatt-hours
164Djibouti684.5kilowatt-hours
165Bangladesh672.0kilowatt-hours
166Tonga671.8kilowatt-hours
167Ghana634.1kilowatt-hours
168Mozambique476.2kilowatt-hours
169Mauritania458.5kilowatt-hours
170Papua New Guinea447.2kilowatt-hours
171Senegal439.4kilowatt-hours
172Angola411.5kilowatt-hours
173Myanmar402.2kilowatt-hours
174Sao Tome and Principe389.8kilowatt-hours
175Nepal372.0kilowatt-hours
176Timor-Leste364.1kilowatt-hours
177Cote d'Ivoire315.0kilowatt-hours
178Sudan308.6kilowatt-hours
179Kiribati297.4kilowatt-hours
180Guinea273.1kilowatt-hours
181Kenya270.8kilowatt-hours
182Togo262.9kilowatt-hours
183Cameroon251.3kilowatt-hours
184Vanuatu249.7kilowatt-hours
185Lesotho248.1kilowatt-hours
186Ethiopia229.0kilowatt-hours
187Western Sahara227.9kilowatt-hours
188Mali223.1kilowatt-hours
189Republic of The Gambia184.8kilowatt-hours
190Nigeria165.2kilowatt-hours
191Comoros164.6kilowatt-hours
192Afghanistan159.9kilowatt-hours
193Benin159.7kilowatt-hours
194Democratic Republic of the Congo158.9kilowatt-hours
195Burkina Faso135.5kilowatt-hours
196Solomon Islands134.3kilowatt-hours
197United Republic of Tanzania131.7kilowatt-hours
198Yemen129.4kilowatt-hours
199Eritrea127.3kilowatt-hours
200Uganda107.4kilowatt-hours
201Liberia101.6kilowatt-hours
202Rwanda85.6kilowatt-hours
203Malawi83.6kilowatt-hours
204Niger79.5kilowatt-hours
205Madagascar76.0kilowatt-hours
206Haiti73.1kilowatt-hours
207South Sudan46.9kilowatt-hours
208Burundi40.6kilowatt-hours
209Guinea-Bissau36.3kilowatt-hours
210Central African Republic27.2kilowatt-hours
211Sierra Leone24.3kilowatt-hours
212Somalia22.6kilowatt-hours
213Chad18.2kilowatt-hours
214Niue0.0kilowatt-hours
Showing 214 of 214 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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